Opening day of the 2015 season of the Evans Towne Farmers Market is less than a week away and organizers are busy preparing for what they hope is a stellar season.

The market, which runs through July 30, opens on Thursday, April 2, at the Columbia County Library Park. Vendors will be set up from 4:30-7 p.m. Opening day of last year’s market saw a rush of activity.

As the first notes of The Star Spangled Banner rang out from the stadium loudspeakers, I slid my hand over my heart and faced the flag at the National Guard Armory at the opposite end of the field. The Brickyard was vibrating with excited soccer fans. My husband and I were there to watch our son’s girlfriend compete on the varsity team.